Re: Dual Boot - Win98/WinXPpro - Win98SE won't recognise DVD ROM drive

AFAIK, there is no way to get the JMicron SATA/PATA controllers to work with
any Win9x OS. Besides, with that new mobo, do you not also have a huge HD?
Over 137 GB? That, too, is a problem for Win9x.

Suggest you instead use Win98 in a Virtual PC (or VMWare) environment on a
Windows XP or 2000 or Vista host.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Steve80" <Steve80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to dual boot Win98SE with XPpro, and to do this I have to install
Win98SE first. I have a new machine with an ASUS P5B motherboard (Dual
DDR,
S-ATA II, etc) and a clean HD which I have partitioned (4) and formatted
to
FAT32.

Trouble is, Win98SE (and earlier OS's) won't recognise the fitted JMicron
JMB 363 PATA/SATA PCI Express IDE controller, and tells me there is no
CD-ROM
drive fitted. The manufacturer's web site does not list any drivers for
OS's
prior to WinXP.

Does anyone know of a suitable driver - or a work-around??



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